The papers deal with the Single Member District Discrimination Suit of
Lubbock, Texas. It affected the way minorities were represented in the city and
county government of Lubbock based on population growth in certain precincts.
Lane and Nancy Arthur served as attorneys for the plaintiff-intervenors. They
were also active in the Lubbock City and County government.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of hand written notes, transcripts of
proceedings, news clippings, affidavits, correspondence, voter registration and
census information, and subpoenas dealing mostly with the Single Member
District Discrimination Suit in Lubbock, Texas. Also included were files on
campaign contributions, 41 color slides, and 2 oversized maps.

Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.